New Honeybee Hutch

New Honeybee Hutch (昆虫物語 新みなしごハッチ, Konchū Monogatari: Shin Minashigo Hatchi, lit. A New Bug's Tale: Hutch the Orphan), also known as The New Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee, is an anime cartoon series and a sequel to The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee.

New Honeybee Hutch
Also known as	The New Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee
昆虫物語 新みなしごハッチ
Genre	Adventure
Created by	Tatsuo Yoshida
Based on	The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee
Written by	Jinzo Toriumi
Directed by	Seitaro Hara
Music by	Seiji Yokoyama
Opening theme	"Shin minashigo Hatchi" by Yuri Shimazaki
Ending theme	"Utsukushi no oka" by Yuri Shimazaki
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	26
Production
Producers	Ippei Kuri Masaru Shibata Masatsugu Nagai
Editors	Hajime Taniguchi Masatoshi Tsurubuchi Seiji Morita
Production company	Tatsunoko Production
Original release
Network	ANN (MBS)
Release	April 5 (1974-04-05) – September 27, 1974 (1974-09-27)[1]

Plot

The sequel starts some time after the events of the first series, as Hutch and his sister, Aya, lose their mother, the Queen Bee, after an attack of the Wasps which destroys their Kingdom. Together, they embark on a long and dangerous journey to find a place called the Beautiful Hill, on which they would rebuild their kingdom, and Aya would become the Queen. Tenten, a ladybug, befriends Hutch and Aya and joins them on their journey, as he searches for his missing father. At the same time they have to confront Apachi, a wasp who seeks revenge against Hutch, believing that he killed his father. At the end of the series, Hutch finally finds his mother, and the story ends with a happy ending.

Cast

• Hutch: Yoko Kuri
• Queen Mama: Haruko Kitahama
• Aya: Yoshiko Yamamoto
• Tenten: Junko Mori
• Taro Ama: Eken Minu
• Apachi: Hiroko Maruyama
• Narrator: Toshiko Sawada

Episodes

No.	Title	Original release date
1	"Arashi no mitsubachi jō" (あらしのみつばち城)	April 5, 1974 (1974-04-05)
2	"MAMA shinanai de!" (ママ死なないで!)	April 12, 1974 (1974-04-12)
3	"Maboroshi no MAMA ga yonde iru" (幻のママがよんでいる)	April 19, 1974 (1974-04-19)
4	"Tobitate! Utsukushi no oka he" (飛びたて!美しの丘へ)	April 26, 1974 (1974-04-26)
5	"KAMAKIRI ichiza no odoriko Ahya" (力マキリー座の踊り子アーヤ)	May 3, 1974 (1974-05-03)
6	"Nakuna TENTEN bōzu" (泣くなテンテン坊主)	May 10, 1974 (1974-05-10)
7	"HACCHI daitokai wo iku" (ハッチ大都会をいく)	May 17, 1974 (1974-05-17)
8	"Kimottama SHIDEMUSHI obasan" (きもっ玉シデムシおばさん)	May 24, 1974 (1974-05-24)
9	"Tobe! Wanpaku TORIO" (飛べ!わんぱくトリオ)	May 31, 1974 (1974-05-31)
10	"HOTARU matsuri no yoru" (ホタルまつりの夜)	June 7, 1974 (1974-06-07)
11	"Mōretsu! Shigokima" (もーれつ!しごき魔)	June 14, 1974 (1974-06-14)
12	"Aa! Semiyoshikun no 168 jikan" (ああ!セミ吉くんの168時間)	June 21, 1974 (1974-06-21)
13	"APACCHI banchō wo buttobase!" (アバッチ番長をぶっとばせ!)	June 28, 1974 (1974-06-28)
14	"Dokugu mono wana" (毒ぐものわな)	July 5, 1974 (1974-07-05)
15	"Minomushi no kieru akuma no mori" (みの虫の消える悪魔の森)	July 12, 1974 (1974-07-12)
16	"Ganbare! BUUBUU taishō" (がんばれ!ブーブー大将)	July 19, 1974 (1974-07-19)
17	"RABURABU TENTEN minatochō" (ラブラブ・テンテン・港町)	July 26, 1974 (1974-07-26)
18	"ARI no sujō no Chōcho" (アリの巣城のチョウチョ)	February 8, 1974 (1974-02-08)
19	"TAGAME kaizoku no shūgeki" (タガメ海賊のしゅうげき)	August 9, 1974 (1974-08-09)
20	"Moero! Sabaku no kettō" (燃えろ!砂漠の決闘)	August 16, 1974 (1974-08-16)
21	"Tobe! Tobe! Mushi no undōkai" (飛べ!飛べ!虫の運動会)	August 23, 1974 (1974-08-23)
22	"KOROKORO, RINRIN nodojiman" (コロコロ・リンリン・のどじまん)	August 30, 1974 (1974-08-30)
23	"Semaru! KOUMORI gundan" (せまる!コウモリ軍団)	September 6, 1974 (1974-09-06)
24	"Kettō! JIGABACHI toride" (決闘!ジガバチ砦)	September 13, 1974 (1974-09-13)
25	"Hi no yama! Saigo no shitō" (火の山!最後の死闘)	September 20, 1974 (1974-09-20)
26	"Aa! HACCHI saigo no hi" (ああ!ハッチ最後の日)	September 27, 1974 (1974-09-27)